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Comparative corporate governance : the state of the art and emerging research

"This book goes back to a symposium held at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and Private International Law in Hamburg on May 15-17 1997"--Page [v]
Print Book, English, 1998
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York, 1998
Congress
xliv, 1238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780198268888, 0198268882
40788649
Preface / K.J. Hopt and S. Prigge
pt. I. Roots and Perspectives of Corporate Governance
Ch. 1. Historical Roots
(a). Corporate Governance in Late 19th-Century Europe and the U.S.: The Case of Shareholder Voting Rights / C.A. Dunlavy
(b). Corporate Goverance and Multinational Enterprise in Historical Perspective / P. Hertner
Ch. 2. Emerging Markets
Inventing a Corporate Monitor for Transitional Economies: The Uncertain Lessons from the Czech and Polish Experiences / J.C. Coffee
Ch. 3. Securities Regulation
Empowering Investors: A Market Approach to Securities Regulation / R. Romano
pt. II. Building Blocks of Corporate Governance Systems
Ch. 4. Board
(a). German Two-Tier Board: Experience, Theories, Reforms / K.J. Hopt
(b). Empirical Evidence and Economic Comments on Board Structure in Germany / M.R. Theisen
(c). Practice of the German Aufsichtsrat / J. Semler
(d). Relationship Between Board Composition and Firm Performance / S. Bhagat and B. Black
(e). Corporate Director's Fiduciary Duty of Care and the Business Judgment Rule Under U.S. Corporate Law / W.T. Allen
Ch. 5. Labor Co-Determination and Labor Markets
(a). Economics of Labor Co-Determination in View of Corporate Governance / E. Gerum and H. Wagner
(b). German Co-Determination and German Securities Markets / M.J. Roe
(c). Note on Labour and Corporate Governance in the U.K. / P.L. Davies
(d). Employee Stock Ownership in Economic Transitions: The Case of United Airlines / J.N. Gordon
Ch. 6. Financial Intermediaries
(a). Bank Equity Holdings in Non-Financial Firms and Corporate Governance: The Case of German Universal Banks / P.O. Mulbert
(b). German Banks and Corporate Governance: A Critical View / E. Wenger and C. Kaserer
(c). Role of Financial Intermediaries and Capital Markets / R.-E. Breuer
(d). Shareholder Representation and Proxy Voting in the European Union: A Comparative Study / T. Baums
Ch. 7. Capital Markets and
"This book goes back to a symposium held at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and Private International Law in Hamburg on May 15-17 1997"--Page [v]